A mother who drove her minivan into the ocean in Daytona Beach has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.

A pregnant mother who drove her minivan into the ocean in Daytona Beach has been charged with three counts of attempted first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.

Wilkerson, 32, was arrested after she was released from a hospital following a mental evaluation Friday.

Deputies said the pregnant mother was trying to kill herself and her three children.

Family members said Wilkerson was not in her right mind and trying to leave an abusive relationship. Her husband’s lawyer, however, said the accusations that his client abused her are false and from a mentally unstable woman.

WESH 2 News legal analyst Richard Hornsby said Wilkerson’s mental health would play a role in what happens next.

“They are going to have her examined by two or three experts to determine what it is she suffers from and why it is she started acted this way,” Hornsby said. “No matter what the sheriff is saying about her actions, it's very clear this was not an intentional act of a sane person. This was an act of a person not connected to reality right now.”